As a tornado approaches Chicago, the sisters are blown away when Teddy announces that she and Falconer are getting married. Meanwhile, Naomi Judd blows into town just in time for the whirlwind of activity surrounding the birth of Reed's baby.

Teddy becomes the target of a stalker and gets police protection---Falconer; Reed's announcement of her pregnancy is overshadowed by the possible reoccurence of Alex's cancer.

Alex arranges for Norma's parents to come to town, not knowing that Norma has told them she's married, in order to conceal her homosexuality.

The verdict is in on Big Al's tax-fraud trial; and Cat is asked out on a date by a classmate.

The four sisters learn there's a fifth; Frankie meets a nice guy, but can't stand his son.

Big Al proposes to Alex; Falconer plans to propose to Teddy; Truman asks Beatrice for a divorce; and Even schemes to get John and Georgie back together.

A toy company wants Thomas George as a spokesbaby; Falconer falls off the wagon; and Alex fears her assistant is toying with her.

Falconer comes under investigation for police brutality; Alex takes on a new assistant; and Trevor is missing from the institution.

Teddy is determined to solve a murder; it's a mystery why Alex keeps yawning around her new beau; and Georgie clues in to a possible addiction to painkillers.

Georgie plans to commit suicide, until the other sisters arrive for an unexpected visit and get snowed in at her house.

Frankie learns that running a restaurant is no piece of cake; Falconer gets a piece of a bullet; and Alex and Big Al's relationship is no cakewalk.

Alex's show is cancelled; Georgie suffers when she and John have to send Trevor to reform school; and Teddy helps Falconer get over his holiday depression.

Falconer gives Teddy some startling news about Simon; and the family participates in a "therapy intervention" to help Trevor.

Frankie helps out a homeless woman who was once her father's mistress; John takes Trevor on a camping trip; and Teddy hires Simon to work in her factory.

Simon returns; the Sweet Sixteen restaurant reopens; and Alex notices something's wrong with Truman.

Georgie and John find Trevor in a compromising position; Teddy and Falconer have something in common; Alex learns that her producer is a lesbian.

The trial of Cat's rapist begins, which resurrects a buried memory for Georgie.

Cat's rapist is released on bail; Frankie finds romance with someone she's not expecting---Mitch; and John tries to persuade Alex to have him on her show.

The Sweet Sixteen restaurant burns down; a TV producer offers Alex a hot opportunity; and things heat up between Mitch and Teddy.

Cat returns home from the hospital; the Whitsigs adjust to having baby Thomas in their house; and Alex travels to California to visit Reed and Kirby.

Cat is hospitalized after her rape, while Teddy goes to dangerous lengths to find her attacker and locks horns with a police investigator.

Teddy gets a new client: First Lady Hillary Clinton. Meanwhile, Georgie gets caught in the middle of Mitch and Frankie's custody battle.